Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 150936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT TUE SEP 15 2026
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL SC FW SC FW SC SC BK BK SC SC CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 35 15 30 25 50 50 65 60 45 45 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 45 47 55 59 58 48 46 44 42 42 48 52 52 45 44 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 41 54 40
WIND DIR NE NW SW SW SW NW N N NE NE E S SE W NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 3 6 6 8 10 9 8 6 4 4 3 4 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 50 40 20 20 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 8.9 9.2 10.0 10.6 10.3 9.9 9.7 9.4 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.2
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL SC FW FW FW SC SC BK BK SC SC CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 5 35 15 25 20 40 35 60 55 45 45 0 10 5
TEMPERATURE 42 46 59 62 60 48 44 41 40 41 51 55 53 45 42 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 39 57 38
WIND DIR E E SW W SW N E E E NE E S SE W NW NW S
WIND (MPH) 5 3 4 6 6 8 8 8 6 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 10 20 20 40 30 20 20 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 8.9 9.1 10.0 10.6 10.3 9.9 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.8 9.5 9.4 9.2
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL SC FW SC FW SC SC BK BK SC SC CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 30 15 30 25 45 45 65 60 40 40 5 10 5
TEMPERATURE 45 47 54 58 58 49 46 44 42 42 47 51 51 45 43 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 41 54 40
WIND DIR NE N SW SW SW W W NW NE NE E S S NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 3 6 6 8 10 9 9 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 50 40 20 20 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 8.9 9.2 10.0 10.6 10.3 9.9 9.7 9.5 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.2
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL SC FW SC FW BK BK BK BK SC SC CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 0 30 20 35 25 50 50 65 60 50 50 5 10 5
TEMPERATURE 36 38 45 47 46 38 35 33 33 34 39 40 40 35 34 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 32 42 32
WIND DIR NW W SW W W SW S S E NE E S S W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 8 8 10 11 11 10 10 5 4 4 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 30 50 40 20 20 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.9 8.9 9.3 10.0 10.6 10.3 9.9 9.7 9.4 9.2 9.4 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.5 9.4 9.2
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 5 35 25 35 30 40 30 60 60 55 55 10 25 10
TEMPERATURE 45 46 56 61 59 52 47 45 43 42 47 53 52 47 45 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 42 54 42
WIND DIR SE S S SW SW NW NW N NW NE E SE S NW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 3 8 9 8 11 10 11 10 8 5 4 6 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 10 20 5 40 40 30 30 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.9 8.9 9.1 10.1 10.5 10.2 9.9 9.7 9.5 9.2 9.5 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.5 9.4 9.1
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 5 20 10 5 15 15 10 40 30 30 30 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 52 55 67 70 69 57 53 50 49 51 59 63 62 53 51 49 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 48 65 47
WIND DIR NW NW E S S N N N NW N E S S NW NW W N
WIND (MPH) 3 2 1 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 0
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 20 20 20 20 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 8.9 9.0 10.1 10.5 10.2 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.3 9.5 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.1
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 5 25 15 15 15 15 10 50 35 40 40 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 46 50 59 64 63 51 48 45 43 45 51 56 56 47 46 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 42 57 42
WIND DIR W W NW NE N N NW NW SW NE E SE S SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 30 20 20 20 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 8.9 9.1 10.2 10.5 10.2 9.6 9.5 9.3 9.1 9.3 9.5 9.8 9.8 9.5 9.3 9.1
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL SC FW SC SC OV SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 45 10 30 45 80 45 30 30 45 15 25 30 25 15 10 20
TEMPERATURE 40 43 56 57 54 45 41 38 38 39 48 54 54 48 44 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 37 55 39
WIND DIR SW W W W NW N NE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 2 2 5 11 10 4 6 11 18 19 17 11 10 10 17 11 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 42 47 37 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 5 10 10 10 5 0 10 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.4 8.6 9.2 9.4 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.9 9.1 9.5 9.8 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.2 9.0
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL SC FW SC SC OV SC SC SC BK FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 40 20 35 45 80 45 40 35 50 20 25 30 25 15 10 20
TEMPERATURE 40 41 55 57 54 45 41 38 37 38 47 53 53 47 43 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 36 54 38
WIND DIR SW W W W W N NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 2 3 4 10 11 5 5 13 18 19 17 12 10 9 17 11 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 42 43 34 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 5 10 10 10 5 0 10 10 10 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.4 8.7 9.3 9.4 9.2 8.9 9.0 8.9 9.1 9.5 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.2 9.0
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW FW FW BK SC SC SC SC CL SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 20 10 20 20 65 45 30 35 25 0 25 45 40 10 10 30
TEMPERATURE 42 43 58 62 59 51 45 41 40 41 51 59 59 53 47 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 39 60 41
WIND DIR E W W W NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 5 6 4 3 5 8 8 5 4 3 3 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 0 0 10 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.6 8.7 8.9 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.4 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.2 9.1
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW SC FW SC BK OV SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 40 15 30 55 70 40 40 30 20 15 30 35 25 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 42 44 54 55 52 45 42 41 40 41 48 53 54 48 44 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 40 54 41
WIND DIR SW W W NW NW N NE E E E E E E NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 2 4 9 9 4 5 10 13 17 12 8 6 8 16 13 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 43 52 41 25 39 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 5 10 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.9 9.1 9.4 9.8 10.0 9.7 9.6 9.2 9.1
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW SC FW SC OV OV SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 45 20 35 70 80 45 45 30 15 25 35 30 20 15 15 25
TEMPERATURE 42 45 54 54 52 45 42 41 40 41 47 53 54 48 44 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 40 54 41
WIND DIR W W W NW NW N NE E E E E E E NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 2 4 9 8 3 6 11 16 20 16 9 8 9 17 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 43 52 41 39 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.3 8.7 9.0 9.2 9.1 8.8 8.8 8.8 9.1 9.5 9.8 10.0 9.7 9.7 9.2 9.1
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 15 10 25 20 45 30 20 15 15 10 40 40 40 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 44 45 54 58 55 47 45 43 42 43 49 55 54 49 48 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 42 55 45
WIND DIR SW W W NW NW NW NW NE E E E NE N NW W SW S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 1 5 13 8 9 11 9 5 4 4 4 3 3 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 20 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.7 8.7 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.0 8.8 8.8 9.0 9.3 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.6 9.2 9.1
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN